M&A Deal Summary

Celerant Capital Acquires Krier

On June 9, 2022, private equity firm Celerant Capital acquired beverage company Krier

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Celerant Capital’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Celerant Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Celerant Capital’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-06-09
Target Krier
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Celerant Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Baker Tilly Capital (Financial)
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing (Legal)

Target

Krier

Random Lake, Wisconsin, United States
Krier is a manufacturer of a wide variety of Ready to Drink (RTD) beverages packaged in aluminum cans. Krier's canned beverage innovation through its Jolly Good brand and providing high-quality contract manufacturing services for its customers’ portfolio of established and emerging brands. Krier was founded in 1908 and is based in Random Lake, Wisconsin.

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Buyer

Celerant Capital

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Celerant Capital is an operationally oriented private equity firm focused on acquiring and managing middle-market companies valued between $75 and $200 million. The Firm prefers control situations and will consider a variety of transaction situations including buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, turnarounds, and select bankruptcy situations. Sectors of interest include business services, chemicals, consumer products, distribution, energy, healthcare services, infrastructure, and manufacturing. Celerant Capital is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Wisconsin M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-17 Ameriqual Group

Evansville, Indiana, United States

AmeriQual Group is a food processing company that specializes in the development, processing, packaging, and distribution of high-quality shelf-stable foods. Ameriqual provides innovative solutions to major branded food companies, food service providers, retailers, and the United States Department of Defense. Ameriqual Group was founded in 1987 and is based in Evansville, Indiana.

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